Casino wars: Big Fish Games acquires mobile casino game maker Self Aware Games

March 6, 2012 7:05 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

The ante in the casino game market is getting bigger and bigger. Big Fish Games is announcing today it has acquire mobile casino game developer Self Aware Games and its parent company Social Concepts.

Seattle-based Big Fish is girding itself …

Bejeweled maker PopCap bets on Facebook casino-game gold rush

February 22, 2012 8:00 AM Heinrich Lenhardt
Heinrich Lenhardt

Ever since the Justice Department opened the door to the legalization of online gambling, the leading creators of social games are feeling increasingly lucky. PopCap Games just launched Lucky Gem Casino with a collection of seven slot machines themed after …

The DeanBeat: Should Zynga move into online gambling?

January 20, 2012 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Do gambling and Facebook games go together?

Slot machine maker International Game Technology answered that question with a resounding “Yes!” when it bought Double Down Interactive, a 70-person Facebook casino game studio, for $500 million on Jan. 13. Zynga’s shares …